Match-safe.



No. 798,627. PATENTED SEPT. 5, 1905. P. N. RICHARDSON.

MATCH SAFE.

APPLICATION FILED AUG.15,1904.

WTNESSES: /NVEQNTOR MQLT JW n FRANCIS N. RICHARDSON, CF CLEVEILNI), CHIC.

MATCH-SAFE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 5, 1906,

Application iileil August 15,1904. Serial N0 220,807.

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Be it known that I. Fuxxcis R ieuxnnsox, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Chio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Match- Safes: and lV hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in pocket match-safes and attachments.

'ihe object of this invention is to provide i in a match-sahx the following: A main compartment for matches, another compartment next adjacent the match-compartment and open at one side to accommodate the passage into and out of it of a holder or attachment employed in supporting or carrying a candle or means used to provide a llame` which will burn longer than the llame of a burning match with the said attzu'hment pivotally supported from the body portion of i the match-safe. and a hinged cover for closi ing both compartments at the upper end of the match-safe, and thereby covering the upper end of the aforesaid attachment, with the latter and the aforesaid hinged cover arranged with their axes at a right angle to each other.

Vith these objects in view this invention consists in certain features of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan of an open match-safe embodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a closed match-safe embodying my invention. Fig. l a view in perspective of the matchsafe` showing the cover of the safe open and the attaclnnent swung out of the recess or compartment occupied by the said attachment when the safe is closed. Fig. 4 is a vertical section on line l I, Fig. 3, looking outwardly.

Referring to the drawings` A indicates the body portion of my improved safe, which is provided with a compartment I() for holding matches m and a c impartment-forming recess i2 next adjacent and exteriorly of the match-compartment. The compartment 12 extends vfrom the upper end to the lower end of the match-safe and has a bottom 13. The compartment 12 is arranged between the sides of the body portion of the match-safe.

A light-furnishing or llaine-furnishing attachment is provided and comprises` pre'ierably7 a vertically-arranged cylindrical lube i3, which is rigid with a leaf hinged or pivoted vertically, as at b, lo the forward side and exteriorly of the body portion of the matchsafe and arranged to swing into or out of the compartment l2. The compartment l2 is therelbre open at the forward side of the body portion of the match-safe. The inner side l wall of the coni|nirt|nent l2 forms one of the narrower walls of the match -compartment il).

The llame furnishing attachment comprises, preferably, a tubular cylindrical slide l), snugly fitting interiorly of the slidewayforlning tube B and slidable up and down the said tube. 'l`he slide l) forms a socket for a candle C, which is forced or fitted at its lower end into the said socket. 'ihe slide l) is provided at the inner side of the tube B with a lug or projection which extends through a lateral slot i5. formed in and extending longitiulinally of the tube B. The member (I of the socket l) forms means b v which the said socket may be taken hold of or engaged in actuating the same vertically as required to elevate the candle (l upwardly out of the tube B, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. el.

In the normal position of the parts the socket l)7 with the candle C, is in its lower position within the lower portion of the tube B, and the latter` engages the compartment 1'.) of the match-safe.

The tube B is somewhat larger diametrically than the width of the side opening of the compartment 12, and the.'forward portion of the outer side wall of the said compartment is loose at its lower end from the, bottom 13, as at I4, and forms a spring (t, yieldable laterally and outwardly to accommodate the passage of the tube B into and out of the compartment 12, which spring acts to rctain the said tube in the said comjnirtment when the latter is occupied by the tube.

The match-safe is provided with a cover G for closing the upper ends of the compartments l() and 12 and for covering the upper end of the flame-'furnishing attachment. The cover G is hinged or pivoted horizontally, as at g, to the rear side of the body portion of the match-safe.

It will be observed also that my improved match-safe when its flanie-'furnishing attachmeut is swung out of the recess 12 will readily IOO ITO

stand upright when placed upon a table and that the cover when closed merely rests upon the upper end of the body portion of the match-safe and does not interfere with the withdrawal of the flame-furnishing attachment from the recess 12, and hence the use of the said attachment does not require the leaving of the cover in an open position, and the cover is preferably kept closed during the operation of the flame-furnishing attachment, so that there is no liability of an accidental ignition of matches from a Haine issning from the candle of the said attachment.

hat l claim isl. A match-safe comprising a body portion having a match-compartment and another compartment arranged cxteriorly of the match-compartment, with the secondmentioned compartment provided, at one side, with an opening extending from the upper extremity to the lower end of the body portion of the match-safe, and an attachment comprising a tubular member somewhat larger diametrically than the width of the aforesaid opening and pivotally supported from the body portion and arranged to swing out of or into the second-mentioned compartment through the aforesaid opening, and the forward portion of the outer side wall of the second-mentioned compartment being loose at its lower end from the bottom of the match-safe, as at 14, so as to form a spring which is yieldable laterally and outwardly to accommodate the passageof the aforesaid tubular member into and out of the second-mentioned compartment, which spring acts to retain the said tubular member in the said compartment when the latter is occupied by the said tubular member.

2. A pocket match-safe comprising the following :#a main or match compartment extending from the upper extremity to the lower end of the body portion of the matchsafe; a smaller compartment next adjacent the match-compartment and extending from the upper extremity to the lower end of the body portion of the match-safe and provided, at one side, with an opening extending from end to end of the compartment, a holder or attachment employed in supporting or carrying the candle or flame-furnishing means and. pivotally supported from the body portion of the match-safe and arranged to swing out of and into the smaller compartment, and a cover for closing both compartments at the upper end of the match-safe and hinged to the body portion of the match-safe at the opposite side of the smaller compartment, and the said cover and the aforesaid attachment being arranged with their axis at a right angle to each other.

ln testimony whereof l sign the foregoing specification, in the presence of two witnesses, this 11th day of August, 1904, at Cleveland, Ohio.

FRANCIS N. RICHARDSON.

itnesses:

C. H. DORER, P. C. BROWN. 

